Cut-off table for tile-machines



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UNITED L STATES PATENT OEEIcE.

AARON MARK, OF IVESDALE, ILLINOIS.

CUT-OFF TABLE FOR TILE-MACHINES.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 419,782, dated January21, 1890.

Application filed July 16, 1889. Serial No. 317,662. (No model.)

To a/ZZ whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, AARON MARK, of Ivesdale, in the county of Champaignand State of Illinois, have invented a new and Improved Cut-Off Tablefor Tile-Machines, of which the following is a full, clear, and exactdescription.

This invention relates to cutoff tables for tile-making machines, themain objects of the invention'being to provide for the support of thenewly-molded tile-strips in a manner such that the form imparted to thestrip by the die will be maintained; and to the end named the inventionconsists, essentially, of an endless carrierbelt, brackets carriedthereby, and supporting-blocks carried by the brackets, the saidsupportingblocks being so connected to the brackets that they may bereadily removed and other blocks substituted, whereby I am able toprovide blocks which will fit closely against the peripheral face of thetile, a distinct set of blocks being employed for each size of tile.

The invention further consists of a novel construction whereby thetilesevering attachment is caused to advance with the tilestrip, all aswill be hereinafter more fully described, and specifically pointed Outin. the claims.

Reference is to be had to the accompanying drawings, forminga part ofthis specification, in which similar figures and letters of referenceindicate corresponding parts in all the views.

Figure 1 is a side view of my improved cutoff table. Fig. 2 is a planview of a portion of the table, and Fig. 3 is a cross-sectional view online w nc of Fig. 1.

In the drawings, 10 represents a main supporting-frame, at the ends ofwhich are journaled drums or rollers 11 and 11, which serve as supportsfor a heavy endless belt 12, that is the exact length of a given numberof tile.

' In the drawings the belt is shown as being six times as long as thefinished tile.

To the belt 12, I connect a number of brackets 13, (in this instancetwelve of these brackets are employed,) which are provided with smallwheels or rollers 14, that ride on tracks or ways 15, arranged at eitherside of the belt. In each of the brackets I it a supportingblock 16, theupper faces of said blocks being shaped to conform to the peripheralface of the tile-strip.

Any proper means may be employed for the purpose of holding the blocks16 to their brackets; but I prefer to form the brackets with projectionsa, that Iit within recesses Z9, formed in the blocks, and to form theblocks with other recesses c, that are entered by keys 17, which arepassed through apertures formed in the brackets; or a simple strap mightbe connected to the bracket at one end, such strap being arranged toengage a button or stud formed on the bracket, `the strap and stud totake the place of the key, as will be readily understood.

At one side of the belt 12, I mount a hori- Zontal shaft or bar 20, thatis formed with a crank arm or handle 2l, and to this shaft or bar Iconnect a bow 22, which carries a cutting-wire 23. The shaft or bar 20ismounted to slide in its bearings, and in order that the shaft, and withit the wire-carrying bow, may be advanced as the belt is forced forward,I provide a lever 30, which is loosely connected to the frame 10 at CZ,and to the upper end of the lever I connect a link 31, that is in turnconnected to a collar 32, said collar being mounted on the shaft or bar20, just to the rear of the bow 22. Every second one of the brackets 13is formed or provided with a projection e, and as the belt advances oneof such projections strikes against the upper end of the lever 30 andcarries the lever forward, and as the lever so moves forward it will actto force the bow 22 forward, and it is at this time that the operatorturns down the crank 21, so that the wire 23-will act to cut the tileatthe desired point. In order that the lever 30 may be returned to itsnormal position after the cutting has taken place, I so proportion itthat after the bow has been carried forward a sufficient distance theprojection c will clear it and the partswill be returned by a weight 50,that is arranged as shown in the drawings. Instead of this constructionthe bracket projections might be made removable and be taken out aftereach cut.

Having thus described my invention, I claim as new and desire to secureby Letters Patent-f IOO c 1. In a tile-machine, the combination,with anendless belt provided with a series of brackets having projections ct ontheir inner faces, of tile-supporting blocks having recesses formed intheir sides and Wedges adapted to enter one of the recesses of'the saidblocks, substantially as described.

2. In a tile-machine, the combination, with an endless belt providedwith a series of carriers having projections thereon, of a rockshafthaving a longitudinal movement, a tilecutter carried by the shaft, apivoted lever adapted to be engaged by the projections of the carriers,and a link connecting the lever With the shaft, substantially as hereinshown and described.

3. In a tile-machine, the cornbination,with an endless belt providedwith a series of block-supporting brackets provided With pins projectingtherefrom, of a rock-shaft having a longitudinal movement -and providedWith a handle at one end, a cutter-carrying bow secured to the shaft, apivoted lever adapted to be engaged by the projections of the brackets,a link connecting the lever with the shaft, and a weight connected toone end of the said shaft, substantially as herein shown and described.

AARON MARK. Witnesses:

MATTHEW E. DoNoHUE, CORNELIUS F. DoNoHUE.

